Specifying the legend appearance
The legend provides information that helps the viewer identify what is represented in a visualization. You can specify the position of the legend within the visualization and what items it should include.
Procedure
- In the visualization properties, locate the Legend section.
- Beneath Position, select Right to show the legend at the upper right of the visualization, or Left to show it at the upper left of the visualization.
- Optional:
Beneath
Max number of values per legend item (you
might need to click
first) enter a number to specify how many values you want to show per legend item, or use the arrows to increase or decrease that number.
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Beneath
Show the following legend items, select the
items you want to show, and remove items that should not be included in the
legend.
Some legend items are visible only when they are actually used.Tip: For some items, you can specify in detail what to show in the legend. Click an item in the Legend section, and select or clear the Show title and Show axis selector check boxes to get different display options. Examples are shown below:Tip: By selecting and clearing the Show values horizontally check box, you can for some items decide to show their values horizontally at the top or the bottom of the visualization or to keep them in the vertical legend. To show the item values horizontally, you can also click this icon
next to the item title. To move the values back into the vertical legend, click
again. This is possible, for example, for the items Color by or Shape by.
With horizontal legend items, you can also specify whether to place the items at the Bottom of the visualization, and choose the position to be Left, Right or Center. These settings are reached from the options menu to the right of the items.
Parent topic: Showing/hiding the legend